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adjective
Etymology: 1sclerotic + -ize + 1-ed
Date: circa 1890
hardened especially by the formation of sclerotin <sclerotized insect cuticle> • sclerotization noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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sclerotized — /sklear euh tuyzd , skler /, adj. 1. (esp. of the cuticle of an arthropod) hardened by the presence of substances other than chitin, as by scleroproteins, waxes, or calcium salts. 2. Pathol. sclerosed. [1960 65; SCLEROT(IC) + IZE + ED2] * * * … Universalium
sclerotized — With thick and sometimes calcified cuticle [Wilson, 1989]. (Order Isopoda): Hardened, usually with chitin [Kensley and Schotte, 1989] … Crustacea glossary
sclerotized — or sclerotised sklɪərətʌɪzd, sklɛ adjective Entomology hardened by conversion into sclerotin. Derivatives sclerotization noun … English new terms dictionary
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sclerotized — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtīzd adjective Etymology: sclerotic (I) + ize + ed : sclerosed; especially : hardened by substances other than chitin used chiefly of the cuticle of an insect … Useful english dictionary
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